Delhi Police Arrest Two Men Over Rs 6 Lakh Digital Arrest Cyber Fraud
The Delhi Police have arrested two men in connection with a Rs 6 lakh "digital arrest" scam that exposed an interstate and Cambodia-linked cyber-fraud network handling transactions worth nearly Rs 50 lakh.
The case emerged after a complainant was targeted through a threatening WhatsApp video call. Fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials allegedly intimidated the victim and coerced the person into transferring Rs 6 lakh under the guise of a digital arrest.
Following the complaint, an e-FIR was registered at the Cyber South police station. Police invoked sections 308 (extortion), 318(4) (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 319 (cheating by personation), and 340 (using a forged document or electronic record as genuine) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
DCP (South) Anant Mittal said the complainant was allegedly placed under digital arrest during the video call by impostors posing as law enforcement personnel before being pressured into transferring the money.
Financial and technical analysis conducted during the probe revealed that the cheated sum of Rs 6 lakh was initially credited to a private bank account. Investigators found that this bank account was controlled by Mukesh Kumhar, a resident of Bhilwara in Rajasthan.
A broader examination of the account showed that it had handled financial transactions totaling nearly Rs 50 lakh. The probe also revealed that the same account was linked to 10 other cybercrime complaints originating from multiple states.
The investigation took Delhi Police officers to Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and Bhilwara in Rajasthan. The technical probe further uncovered a Cambodia-linked digital trail, indicating that the arrested suspects operated as part of an interstate syndicate with cross-border connections.
